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Pritzker vetoes 5th lowest of 16 Democrat-controlled states

Posted in Commodius Maximus, Ethics, Girlie man, Illinois Policy Institute, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order on November 5, 2025| Leave a Comment »

In Illinois, 99% of state bills passed by the Democratic supermajority become law with no objection by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Democracy suffers without checks and balances.

By Lilly Rossi | Illinois Policy Institute

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker rarely sees a bill he doesn’t like from his Democratic supermajority in the Illinois General Assembly, making him a rarity even among governors in Democrat-controlled states.

He ranked fifth-fewest vetoes of the 16 governors in states where Democrats control the governor’s mansion and both legislative chambers.

More than three-fourths of state governments are controlled by one party. With one party dominating the legislative process, the focus veers towards party wins rather than wins for the people.

One party controls 38 state governments across the United States.

States with a Republican-controlled government vetoed an average of 11 bills in 2025 while states with a Democrat-controlled government vetoed an average of 20 bills.

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Gov. JB Pritzker won $1.4 million via gambling, 2024 tax returns show

Posted in Chicago Sun*Times, Commodius Maximus, Fat Bastard, Girlie man, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Taxes, The Chicago Way on October 16, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK Pritzker, greet supporters at a campaign rally at Crossing Park Field House in June. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

The governor and first lady MK Pritzker more than tripled their income in 2024 to $10.7 million, according to documents released by his campaign. A good chunk of that came at a casino.

By Mitchell Armentrout | Chicago Sun*Times

Last year brought good fortune to Gov. JB Pritzker in his investment portfolio — and at the casino, too, according to 2024 income tax returns released by his campaign Wednesday.

In his joint filing with first lady MK Pritzker, the billionaire Democratic governor reported an adjusted gross income of almost $10.7 million, more than tripling the roughly $2.8 million they reported in 2023.

The latest windfall was boosted by $1,425,000 in gambling winnings, their federal filing shows, in addition to $4.2 million in capital gains, nearly $3.9 million in ordinary dividends and more than $800,000 in taxable interest. Pritzker doesn’t take a salary as governor.

A campaign spokesman said Pritzker “had winnings and losses from a casino” in Las Vegas, but didn’t name his game(s) of chance, nor exactly where he beat the house.

Gambling options have proliferated in Illinois under Pritzker, who signed legislation in 2019 that legalized sports betting, authorized six new casinos and expanded the pool of tens of thousands of slot machines in bars and restaurants to help fund his signature $45 billion capital infrastructure upgrade plan.

Pritzker’s billionaire family, whose wealth is rooted in the Hyatt hotel chain, has held financial interests in casinos for decades. Before he was first elected in 2018, Pritzker previously invested in a company that had a 1% stake in Elgin’s Grand Victoria Casino.

The governor, with an estimated net worth of $3.9 billion, doesn’t own a piece of the action anymore, and he’s had his investments in a blind trust since taking office. That allows him to profit off the investments but removes him from decision-making in an effort to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

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Pritzker the Coward

Posted in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Ethics, Girlie man, John Kass News, OP/Ed, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order on September 21, 2025| Leave a Comment »

By John Kass | John Kass News

Is anyone talking about the leadership qualities of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker?

No. Of course not. He is a liar who has run his failed state into the ground, damaging all who can’t escape and still live there.

Pritzker has inherited billions of dollars from his family’s hotel empire, allowing him to indulge every whim while eating a multitude of sins. He has spent an estimated $350 million on electing himself to the governor’s office. And now he wants to buy himself the presidency.

Ask yourself: Why don’t people talk of him as a leader? You never hear anyone talking about him in such positive terms. Why not?

There are many liars in politics on both sides of the political divide. I know this, having spent 40 years covering corrupt politics in the Combine State for the now-ethically bankrupt Chicago Tribune. But Pritzker is more than a simple liar.

He is a coward. His break with reality came after the assassination of the charismatic conservative youth organizer Charlie Kirk.

Kirk was murdered by a leftist pro-trans sniper who was appealing to his transgender lover, a man pretending to be a woman.  And the Democrats, leftist legacy media and others who demonized Charlie after his death and kept dreaming up scenarios that blamed Kirk for his own murder and held themselves absolutely blameless.

Yes all that is corrupt, twisted and evil. But as funeral services were held on Sunday, understand who killed Charlie Kirk.

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Related: “Pritzker Blames Trump for Charlie Kirk Assassination,” “Democrat Assassination Culture Killed Charlie Kirk”

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Pritzker unveils Illinois LGBTQ HOTLINE amid debate over transgender athletes

Posted in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Fat Bastard, Girlie man, Overhead, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Springfield, Taxes, The Center Square on August 26, 2025| 1 Comment »

Alexander Grey | Unsplash

By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributor

Reports of a transgender student being accepted onto the Conant High School girls volleyball team has supporters and opponents sharing their thoughts with the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District board.

While critics voiced concerns about potential injuries to female athletes, others defended the decision as a matter of inclusion and equal rights.

Marsha McClary, chair of Lake County Moms for Liberty, expressed concerns about fairness in girls’ sports.

“There’s an innate difference in strength, size, and performance of biological males versus females,” said McClary. “Even the Olympic Committee has rules that elite athletes compete based upon biological sex. High school athletes deserve the same fairness.”

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee recently banned transgender athletes from women’s sports, following President Donald Trump’s executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.”

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New poll: 50.2% of Illinois voters view Pritzker unfavorably

Posted in Clown Car, Commodius Maximus, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Economy, Ethics, Fat Bastard, Fat Man Walking, Girlie man, Illinois Policy Institute, Immigration, Look For The Union Label, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Springfield, Taxes, The Center Square, Unions on August 8, 2025| 2 Comments »

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker | BlueRoomStream

By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square

A new poll shows that Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s approval rating has flipped negative for the first time.

The Illinois Policy Institute’s newest Lincoln Poll conducted by M3 Strategies July 15-18 found that 50.2% of likely voters in 2026 view the governor unfavorably and 47.2% view Pritzker favorably.

M3 surveyed 752 individuals and reported a +/- 3.57 percentage point margin of error.

The previous Lincoln Poll in late January showed a slim majority of Illinois voters approving of Pritzker’s job performance.

Illinois Policy Institute Senior Fellow and former Illinois state Rep. Mark Batinick, R-Plainfield, said he would have advised Pritzker not to run for a third term.

“Third terms are often called the third-term curse, number one. Number two, running a general election for governor doesn’t match with running in a far-left Democratic primary for president,” Batinick told The Center Square.

Batinick said he predicted months ago that the governor’s poll numbers would drop.

“The stuff that he’s trying to do to go to the far left to be relevant in the Democratic primary for president is costing him with rank-and-file voters here in Illinois. They’re like, ‘You know what? I’ve got a high property tax bill. I don’t care about Texas legislators. I want you back in Illinois doing the things that matter to us.’ When you look at that poll, taxes was the number one issue,” Batinick said.

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July 1 starts Illinois laws on gender-inclusiveness, climate education, prostitution privacy

Posted in Barrington Education Association, Commodius Maximus, Dinky, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Girlie man, Illinois Policy Institute, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, RINO, Springfield, Taxes, Unions on June 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Climate change education, gender inclusiveness, birth certificates, prostitution privacy, court translators and insulin costs all received attention from the Illinois General Assembly. Laws involving them take effect July 1. Plus, the state gasoline tax goes up.

By Lilly Rossi | Illinois Policy Institute

July 1 is when spending starts on Illinois’ record $55.2 billion budget, when the state gas tax automatically goes up to 48.3 cents a gallon and when new laws take effect – some passed as long ago as 2023.

Here are nine laws passed by the 103rd Illinois General Assembly impacting gender, birth certificates for those under guardianship and for fetal deaths, climate change education, insulin costs, assisted living, overdose survival, court translators and prostitution records. All nine go into effect July 1.

Gender data, birth certificates

House Bill 2297 will have state agencies collect and report gender-inclusive data.

Starting July 1, “male and female” categories will be removed. To conform with gender inclusive initiatives, state agencies will collect and report data for  “man, woman, and persons who identify as non-binary or gender non-conforming” categories.

House Bill 4727 will waive fees for a new birth certificate or for a search for a birth record for those with a guardian.

Requests made by the Office of the State Guardian to the Office of the State Registrar of Vital Records in Springfield will have fees waived beginning July 1.

Senate Bill 3182 will allow parents to receive a certificate of birth following a spontaneous fetal death during or after a 20-week gestational period.

According to Liam’s law, if a stillbirth of a fetus occurs during or after 20 gestational weeks, parents have the right to receive a certificate of birth for their child. The law going into effect on July 1 will also replace “mother” with “patient.”

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JB Pritzker officially announces re-election campaign for Illinois governor

Posted in Clown Car, ComEd Four, Commodius Maximus, Deception, Dinky, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, Ethics, Fat Bastard, Fat Man Walking, Fox News, Girlie man, Illinois State Board of Elections, Immigration, Look For The Union Label, Overhead, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Springfield, Taxes, Unions on June 26, 2025| 1 Comment »

By FOX 32 Digital Staff

The Brief

  • Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday he’s running for a third term, highlighting gains in fiscal stability, abortion access, and worker protections.
  • He launched his campaign with a statewide tour and a video contrasting Illinois’ progress with Washington’s dysfunction.
  • Pritzker, seen as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, may need a new running mate as Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton runs for U.S. Senate.

CHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday that he will run for a third term, pledging to build on the economic and social progress his administration has made since taking office in 2019.

Pritzker, 60, launched his campaign with a video titled “Keep Illinois Moving Forward,” positioning the state’s gains under his leadership — from balanced budgets to abortion access — as a stark contrast to what he called “chaos in Washington.”

“These days, Illinois is standing at the center of the fight: the fight to make life more affordable, the fight to protect our freedoms, the fight for common sense,” Pritzker said in a statement. “We don’t just talk about problems. In Illinois, we solve them. Because we know government ought to stand up for working families and be a force for good, not a weapon of revenge.

Pritzker begins his re-election push with a two-day tour across the state that includes stops in Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Belleville, and West Frankfort.

Illinois does not impose term limits on governors. The last governor to serve three terms was Republican Jim Thompson, who held office from 1977 to 1991.

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America’s Second-Richest Elected Official Is Acting Like He Wants to Be President – Wall Street Journal

Posted in Clown Car, Commodius Maximus, Deception, Dinky, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, Ethics, Fat Bastard, Girlie man, Look For The Union Label, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Springfield, Unions, Wall Street Journal on April 20, 2025| 1 Comment »

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is scheduled to speak at an event in New Hampshire this month, fueling speculation about a potential 2028 presidential run. | Photo: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/AP

Billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is one of the top Democrats being watched as the party searches for a way out of the political wilderness

By John McCormick | The Wall Street Journal

CHICAGO—If JB Pritzker runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, he will be betting his party’s best prospect is a political punch-throwing heavyset billionaire who inherited massive wealth. While that sounds like President Trump, the two-term Illinois governor would be wagering on himself.

Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, has become one of the most-outspoken critics of Trump at a time Democrats are struggling to counter him. Wealth has long opened doors for Pritzker and there are signs he wants the next one to be into the Oval Office.

The 60-year-old is visiting New Hampshire, traditional home of the nation’s first presidential primary, to speak April 27 at a party fundraiser about what he sees as Trump’s authoritarianism and to call Democrats to action. The trip is likely to boost speculation that Pritzker, among those vetted by Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign as a possible running mate, is interested in the 2028 nomination.

“There is no doubt that he is going to run,” said Chicagoan Bill Daley, who served as President Bill Clinton’s commerce secretary and President Barack Obama’s chief of staff. “The real question is whether he runs for re-election first or just runs for president.”

The governor, who declined an interview, has yet to say whether he will seek a third term. An announcement is expected in the next few months, with the March 2026 primary less than 11 months away.

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Pritzker and Johnson’s obsession with a racialized, sexualized, politicized school curriculum

Posted in Barrington Education Association, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Girlie man, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Springfield, Unions, Wirepoints on April 14, 2025| Leave a Comment »

By Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner | Wirepoints

If only Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson would swap out their passion for DEI and transgenderism in Illinois classrooms with an obsession for literacy and numeracy, Illinois’ school system might dramatically improve its student outcomes.

That swap is urgently needed. Today, 50% of Illinois’ white students are NOT proficient in reading, according to the state’s own board of education. It’s worse for Hispanic students. 73% are NOT proficient.

For black students, a tragic 80% are NOT proficient. (The outcomes for math are even more tragic. 91% of black students are NOT proficient in math.)

Unfortunately, Pritzker and Johnson are leaning even more heavily into the woke agenda that most Americans, including many on the left, are increasingly rejecting.

Listen and watch them in their own words. First Pritzker in recent speeches at Equality Illinois galas:

“Working with Democrats in the General Assembly, we’ve made Illinois the most LGBTQ+ friendly state in the country…We brought inclusive LGBTQ+ curriculum into our schools so that all students now learn about the contributions of queer and transgender trailblazers…The State Board of Education is implementing gender-inclusive policies to ensure that our schools are welcoming and affirming.”

Nothing about students’ (lack of) ability to read or write.

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District 220 Board of Education meets this evening (3rd time this month?)

Posted in 220, Agendas, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, Ethics, Fat Bastard, Girlie man, Illinois State Board of Elections, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, School Districts, Unions, Video Streaming, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on March 31, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The District 220 Board of Education meets for the 3rd time this month this evening at 6:00 PM at the District Administration Center, 515 W. Main Street. Normally the Board meets only twice a month and on Tuesdays.

Items on their agenda include:

  • FOIA Report
  • Personnel Report
  • Consideration to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the Honorable Dismissal Due to Reduction in Force of Groups 2 and 3 Teachers
  • Motion to Approve Finance Lease Agreement with Apple Financial Services, to Lease for 36 Months Technology Equipment at a Cost Not to Exceed $4,349,000.00, and Service Agreement With Apple Inc.
  • Consideration to Approve Finance Lease Agreement With Apple Financial Services, to Lease for 48 Months of Technology Equipment at a Cost Not to exceed $1,318,500.00, and a Service Agreement With Apple Inc.
  • Consideration to Approve Destruction of Verbatim Recordings
  • Consideration to Approve Non-BSEO Classified Staff Compensation and Benefits
  • Consideration to Approve the Adoption of Multi-Year, Performance-Based Contracts for Anthony Bradburn, Sunny Hill Elementary Principal; Kelly Haradon, Grove Elementary Principal; Cindy Ruesch, Rose Elementary Principal; Lisa West, North Barrington Elementary Principal; Paul Kirk, Roslyn Elementary Principal; Sarah Lager, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services; and Matt Fuller, Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Innovation
  • Consideration to Approve All Other Administrative Compensation and Benefits

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be live-streamed on the district YouTube channel.

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